Table 4 Self-reported healthcare service, device and medication use at 12 weeks
Service | TAU (n = 41) | TAU + hearing aid (n = 42) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NHS + private | Private | NHS + private | Private | |||||
n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | |
Audiologist/hearing therapist | ||||||||
Initial assessment | 9/28 | 32·1% | 2/9 | 22·2% | 12/32 | 37·5% | 1/9 | 11·1% |
Fitting of hearing aid | 9/28 | 32·1% | 1/8 | 12·5% | 14/32 | 43·8% | 1/9 | 11·1% |
Check-up (face to face) | 1/28 | 3·6% | 0/1 | 0·0% | 2/32 | 6·3% | 0/2 | 0·0% |
Repair/fixing of hearing aid | 2/28 | 7·1% | 0/1 | 0·0% | 3/32 | 9·4% | 0/1 | 0·0% |
ENT doctor | 2/27 | 7·4% | 0/2 | 0·0% | 1/31 | 3·2% | 0/1 | 0·0% |
Other | 3/3 | 100% | 0/4 | 0·0% | 4/4 | 100% | 1/4 | 25·00% |
Devices | ||||||||
Hearing aid | 10/26 | 38·5% | 0/10 | 0·0% | 25/31 | 80·7% | 1/28 | 3·6% |
Sound generator | 0/25 | 0·0% | - | - | 0/29 | 0·0% | - | - |
External sound generator | 2/26 | 7·7% | 1/2 | 50·0% | 1/31 | 3·2% | - | - |
Mobile phone application | 3/27 | 11·1% | 1/3 | 33·3% | 0/31 | 0·0% | - | - |
Other | 3/3 | 100% | 0/3 | 0·0% | 1/1 | 100·0% | 1/1 | 100·0% |
Primary and community | ||||||||
General practitioner | 3/28 | 10·7% | 1/3 | 33·3% | 3/32 | 9·4% | 0/2 | 0·0% |
Psychologist | 0/27 | 0·0% | - | - | 0/31 | 0·0% | - | - |
Medication | NHS | Private | NHS | Private | ||||
Prescribed | 1/28 | 3·6% | 1/28 | 3·6% | 1/31 | 3·2% | 0/32 | 0·0% |